by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The long saga of New Hampshire resident Steve Davidson’s attempt to resurrect a fabled piece of science fiction history has moved to the place that some say should have been its original launching pad: Kickstarter. “I don’t view that as a sustainable method of funding...
by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Want to watch the last Science Cafe NH in Concord, about ways to improve, or not improve, efficiency of homes, offices and industrial buildings? Check out the video from Concord TV, the city’s local-access cable channel. The discussion occasionally wanders a...
by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s a one-man startup in a Concord townhouse that’s trying to do some amazing stuff, such as build a man-sized drone pack that would let me trot up the Mount Washington Auto Road in less than an hour. But its founder has hopes for something just as amazing: He...
by David Brooks | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
New England’s warmer, snow-free winters may increase carbon dioxide losses in forests, where deciduous trees can’t take advantage of warm temperatures before their leaves emerge. However, farms cultivating grasses have a greater potential to start growing in the...
by David Brooks | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
I ran the following item in the Concord Monitor on Wednesday. By noon Thursday, I had heard from more than two dozen people who have working dial telephones in their kitchens, garages, woodsheds (yes, woodshed) or camp. The Dial Isn’t Dead! I’ll have a...
by David Brooks | Feb 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
They take lobster seriously in Maine, even when it’s a Unicode standard rather than a seafood delicacy. As reported by the Portland Press-Herald (which knows a good Maine story when it sees one), some objected because the proposed lobster emoji had six legs and...